¶ … joy of attending the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra concert at Lincoln Center. The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performed a total of two pieces. The first of the two was the Violin Concerto No.3 in G. major, K.216(1775) and the second was Symphony No.41 in C. major, K.551("Jupiter"). Louis Langree was the conductor of the performance and Simone Porter was the featured violinist. In spite of the hot weather (86 Fahrenheit), there was a long queue at the door that extended two blocks from the door. Although the Damrosch Park is big and was occupied almost entirely by chairs, the author was able to get a seat in the seventh row. The venue as a whole was full. While both numbers performed were good, the first piece was much better than the second in terms of quality. The quite auditorium erupted with applause when the soloist came out onto the stage. Subsequent to that, the concert started. Quiet auditorium finally broke into applause; soloist in applause was involved stage, the concert started. The first movement was the Allegro. The soloist waited to begin playing until the queue for the solo arrived. The music played at that point was joyful and bright. The harmony of the music between the violin and the accompanying orchestra was outstanding and fascinating. The live performance and the sound therein stands in stark contrast to the recorded version of the same number that the author of this report listed to. The violinist was rather glorious in her golden dress. The third movement was the Rondo Allegro. It opened with a lonely passage and I thought it would be tedious. However, the passage turned out to be vivacious and it was quite different from the heavy opening of other music like Alfred Schnitzel's cello Concerto No.2. Because the author of this course has been enrolled in music class prior to this performance,...

This was especially true of the times of back and forth slow and fast movements. The author of this response enjoyed the first movement, the Allegro, as well as the third movement, the Rondo Allegro, quite a bit. The two movements felt the same yet different from each other at the same time. The third movement was soft, thin and gentle. The changeable rhythm that vacillated in a constant and ever-changing way brought me to another world that was replaced with radiant moonlight, an abundance of stars and a light breeze as the author was sitting on the terrace and listening to the music. The gloomy weather was a forgotten memory during that first thirty minutes of the performance.
There was not an intermission between the first piece and the second piece. The weather was sweltering and humid. As such, the author of this report was not entirely convinced that the outdoor concert setting was such a good idea. This was perhaps even more true given the complexity and intricacy of the works of Mozart that were being performed. Further, there were distractions that took away from the concern including outdoor noise and that of a security helicopter that was nearby. In any event, the authoritative opening movement was in sonata form. That first movement was followed by a more subdued second movement. There was a lyrical mixture of themes and both major and minor keys.

Even with the present distractions, the conductor and orchestra were respectful. The conductor was absolutely passionate and was clearly swept up in the music. He was obviously playing with his heart and not just his head. The last movement was inspirational. The harmonization of the cello violin and strings were a thing of beauty. In this very movement, the union between fugue…